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BIO_S_FILE(3) Library Functions Manual BIO_S_FILE(3)

BIO_s_file, BIO_new_file, BIO_new_fp, BIO_set_fp, BIO_get_fp, BIO_read_filename, BIO_write_filename, BIO_append_filename, BIO_rw_filenameFILE BIO

#include <openssl/bio.h>

const BIO_METHOD *
BIO_s_file(void);

BIO *
BIO_new_file(const char *filename, const char *mode);

BIO *
BIO_new_fp(FILE *stream, int flags);

long
BIO_set_fp(BIO *b, FILE *fp, int flags);

long
BIO_get_fp(BIO *b, FILE **fpp);

long
BIO_read_filename(BIO *b, char *name);

long
BIO_write_filename(BIO *b, char *name);

long
BIO_append_filename(BIO *b, char *name);

long
BIO_rw_filename(BIO *b, char *name);

() returns the BIO file method. As its name implies, it is a wrapper around the stdio FILE structure and it is a source/sink BIO.

Calls to BIO_read(3) and BIO_write(3) read and write data to the underlying stream. BIO_gets(3) and BIO_puts(3) are supported on file BIOs.

BIO_flush(3) on a file BIO calls the fflush(3) function on the wrapped stream.

BIO_reset(3) attempts to change the file pointer to the start of file using (stream, 0, 0).

BIO_seek(3) sets the file pointer to position ofs from the start of the file using (stream, ofs, 0).

BIO_eof(3) calls feof(3).

Setting the BIO_CLOSE flag calls fclose(3) on the stream when the BIO is freed.

() creates a new file BIO with mode mode. The meaning of mode is the same as for the stdio function fopen(3). The BIO_CLOSE flag is set on the returned BIO.

() creates a file BIO wrapping stream. Flags can be: BIO_CLOSE, BIO_NOCLOSE (the close flag), BIO_FP_TEXT (sets the underlying stream to text mode, default is binary: this only has any effect under Win32).

() sets the file pointer of a file BIO to fp. flags has the same meaning as in BIO_new_fp(). BIO_set_fp() is a macro.

() retrieves the file pointer of a file BIO, it is a macro.

BIO_seek(3) is a macro that sets the position pointer to offset bytes from the start of file.

BIO_tell(3) returns the value of the position pointer.

(), (), (), and () set the file BIO b to use file name for reading, writing, append or read write respectively.

When wrapping stdout, stdin, or stderr, the underlying stream should not normally be closed, so the BIO_NOCLOSE flag should be set.

Because the file BIO calls the underlying stdio functions, any quirks in stdio behaviour will be mirrored by the corresponding BIO.

On Windows, () reserves for the filename argument to be UTF-8 encoded. In other words, if you have to make it work in a multi-lingual environment, encode file names in UTF-8.

The following BIO_ctrl(3) cmd constants correspond to macros:

cmd constant corresponding macro
BIO_seek(3)
BIO_tell(3)
()
BIO_set_fp()
various, see below
BIO_eof(3)
BIO_flush(3)
BIO_get_close(3)
BIO_reset(3)
BIO_set_close(3)

The meaning of BIO_C_SET_FILENAME depends on the flags passed in the BIO_ctrl(3) larg argument:

larg argument corresponding macro
| ()
| ()
| ()
| | ()

BIO_s_file() returns the file BIO method.

BIO_new_file() and BIO_new_fp() return a file BIO or NULL if an error occurred.

When called on a file BIO object, BIO_method_type(3) returns the constant BIO_TYPE_FILE and BIO_method_name(3) returns a pointer to the static string "FILE pointer".

BIO_set_fp() and BIO_get_fp() return 1 for success or 0 for failure (although the current implementation never returns 0).

BIO_seek(3) returns the same value as the underlying fseek(3) function: 0 for success or -1 for failure.

BIO_tell(3) returns the current file position.

BIO_read_filename(), BIO_write_filename(), BIO_append_filename(), and BIO_rw_filename() return 1 for success or 0 for failure.

File BIO "hello world":

BIO *bio_out;
bio_out = BIO_new_fp(stdout, BIO_NOCLOSE);
BIO_printf(bio_out, "Hello World\n");

Alternative technique:

BIO *bio_out;
bio_out = BIO_new(BIO_s_file());
if(bio_out == NULL) /* Error ... */
if(!BIO_set_fp(bio_out, stdout, BIO_NOCLOSE)) /* Error ... */
BIO_printf(bio_out, "Hello World\n");

Write to a file:

BIO *out;
out = BIO_new_file("filename.txt", "w");
if(!out) /* Error occurred */
BIO_printf(out, "Hello World\n");
BIO_free(out);

Alternative technique:

BIO *out;
out = BIO_new(BIO_s_file());
if(out == NULL) /* Error ... */
if(!BIO_write_filename(out, "filename.txt")) /* Error ... */
BIO_printf(out, "Hello World\n");
BIO_free(out);

BIO_new(3), BIO_read(3), BIO_seek(3)

BIO_s_file(), BIO_set_fp(), BIO_get_fp(), BIO_read_filename(), BIO_write_filename(), and BIO_append_filename() first appeared in SSLeay 0.6.0. BIO_new_file() and BIO_new_fp() first appeared in SSLeay 0.8.0. All these functions have been available since OpenBSD 2.4.

BIO_rw_filename() first appeared in SSLeay 0.9.1 and has been available since OpenBSD 2.6.

BIO_reset(3) and BIO_seek(3) are implemented using fseek(3) on the underlying stream. The return value for fseek(3) is 0 for success or -1 if an error occurred. This differs from other types of BIO which will typically return 1 for success and a non-positive value if an error occurred.

May 1, 2023 OpenBSD-7.4